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Happiness is our birthright. Of course it is! This is the essence of Ayurveda. It’s simple, really. Ayurveda is an instruction manual teaching us how to maintain mind-body balance. When the physiology is in balance happiness is a side-benefit, a [...]

Think back to a time that you've been nervous. Can you remember the feeling of butterflies in your stomach? Hasn’t everyone has had that experience? Hasn’t everyone also had the experience of worry and anxiety keeping the body awake at [...]

Do you realize how similar you are to your car? Am I being facetious or just plain silly? Both--sort of! But it is definitely a truth that in order to function properly, we are not unlike our cars; we need [...]

Please note: This is the followup to my first post on Ayurveda and Eating, entitled, Ayurveda and the Liveliness of Food: Find Lasting Joie de Vivre! Digestion begins when we see our food. Sensory awareness of the food we are [...]

Liveliness, strength, energy and vitality are the essence of joie de vivre. That morsel on the end of your fork is what brings (or doesn’t bring) vitality and joie de vivre to you. In other words, food absolutely does affect [...]